Re: [SLUG] wireless card problem

From: Logan Tygart (thelogan@allyourbase-arebelongto.us)
Date: Tue Jul 13 2004 - 16:50:59 EDT


On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 16:09, Tevfik Yücek wrote:
<snip>

> Does anyone knows how can I solve this problem, or can I?

I solved my laptop's wireless difficulties by hiding the large hammer I
was going to use to wail on my wireless NIC and then I:

1. Compiled my own kernel with vanilla sources. The last time I did
this was with 2.4.25 some 143 days ago or so my signature tells me. It
should work with the latest 2.4 or 2.6 source.

When I configured my kernel, I turned on:

General: PCMCIA/CardBus support:
PCMCIA/CardBus support: Yes
CardBus support: Yes
i82365 compatable bridge support: Yes (this may vary depending on your
laptop)

Network Device Support: Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
Wireless LAN(non-hamradio): Yes

2. Rebuild the pcmcia-cs package by hand with the source from

http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net

When I ran make config, I pointed the source to my kernel source
directory and I only answered yes to:

Include 32-bit (CardBus) card support (y/n) [y]:

then make all && make install
 

3. Download the newest wireless card drivers from
http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan

make config and answer the questions as they pertain to your laptop
then, make all && make install

Finally, type depmod -a and then restart pcmcia. I do not know where
slackware keeps its init.d but with my Debian box its in /etc/init.d and
RH based creatures tend to keep theirs in /etc/rc.d/init.d but cd there
and issue a ./pcmcia restart command.

You should now hear two beeps of the same tone and the LEDS on your
wireless NIC "should" alight.

HTH,

The Logan

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